Novatek operating data released

Pao Novatek has reported its preliminary operating data for the first half 2018. Below is the data relating to natural gas and LNG:

Preliminary natural gas sales volumes, including LNG, aggregated 35.42 billion m3; 6.9% higher compared with the corresponding period in 2017. The LNG sales volumes on international markets in the first half 2018 amounted to 1.61 billion m3.

As of 30 June 2018, Novatek had 1.2 billion m3 of natural gas in storage or transit and recognised as inventory.